Hedwig the Unrivaled

Hedwig the Unrivaled (Hungarian: Hedvig;  c. 1003 – 5 January 1066) was among the last Averyian queens of Dagmar. The end of her reign started the downfall of the House of Avery, which had ruled Dagmar (then known as the Kingdom of Dagmar) since the existence of humankind; she ruled from 1042 to 1066.

Hedwig was the eldest daughter and the eldest child of Edward of Normandy (a French Prince) and his wife Emma the Ruthless (a Dagmarian Princess). She succeeded her deadly-ill mother, Emma – her ruthlessness reestablished order in the disorganized kingdom after the death of her mother. When Hedwig died in 1066, she was succeeded by her only child, Sigrith, who willingly married Victoria the Conqueror and became her first consort before dying of a foreign disease. Hedwig`s young great-granddaughter, Alice, later became the Queen of Dagmar succeeding her own "father" (Victoria) to the throne. Much like her own mother, Hedwig was inherently ruthless, and many of her diaries which survived portrayed her as a ruthless ruler who practiced tough love, a loving but somewhat distant mother, and a kind-hearted spouse.

About a century later, in 1161, she was canonised by her own great-great-granddaughter, Isobel, becoming known as Saint Hedwig, the Unrivaled Queen, and the Ruler of Dagmar. She is the patron saint of ruthlessness, war, and victory for Dagmar.

Early life
Hedwig was the first daughter of Edward of Normandy, and the first by his second wife, Emma the Ruthless. Hedwig was born between 1003 and 1005 in Madena, Shaahull, and is first mentioned in history in her parents` diaries. Her father`s previous marriage produced no children, and purely out of spite, her mother Emma had her father`s ex-wife poisoned, killing her. Growing up underneath the ruthless rule of her mother, Hedwig grew to despise her father, and attempted to have him assassinated; the plot was later discovered and a minor noble, and his family was killed for high treason against the King. Her younger sisters, Gillian the Cruel, Sephare the Faithful, and Euphemia the Dutiful, also expressed their doubts that their father was a suitable ruler; Hedwig was nominated as a better ruler. Much to their great bemusement, Hedwig refused citing that their mother would murder him before long. Her chilling words proved true, with her father being assassinated the next day. During her childhood, Hedwig was the source of assassinations, due to her position as the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Dagmar.